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ISO 55000: Unlocking the Value of Your Assets

Kelly Sinclair September 17, 2024

The 55000 standard establishes a framework for monitoring and measuring asset performance, enabling data-driven decision-making. Organizations can track key performance indicators (KPIs), identify areas for improvement, and implement strategies to enhance asset efficiency and effectiveness. This focus on continuous improvement helps organizations get the most out of their assets and drive overall operational excellence.

Enhancing Building Safety with Bidtracer: A Modern Approach for Engineers

Samir September 17, 2024

How can a mobile app be leveraged to design safer buildings? By ensuring client and vendor integration throughout the building lifecycle.

Composting Digital Manure into Digital Mature

Ken Sinclair September 17, 2024

The other day, we talked about finally becoming digitally mature. I have always wondered who and what I would be when I finally grew up.

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Future-Proofing Smart Buildings with Fiber Optic Infrastructure

Ellie September 17, 2024

Smart buildings are getting smarter. Rapidly evolving bandwidth, latency and data transmission rate expectations necessitate a better signal transmission infrastructure. Although fiber optics was seen

Takeaways from London’s PropTech Connect

David Gallagher September 13, 2024

At PropTech Connect in London, the European real estate tech market showcased similarities to North America in terms of technology, but with a greater emphasis on ESG, sustainability, and human-centered approaches. In this post, I share my impressions and takeaways of the European digital building market.

Obsolescence and Legacy Planning for Smart Building Systems

Kelly Sinclair September 12, 2024

Throughout North America hospitals, universities. and office buildings infastructure is aging. Addressing the challenge of obsolescence through proactive legacy planning is essential for maximizing the value and longevity of smart building investments. By implementing these strategies before systems become outdated, building owners and operators can ensure their buildings remain at the forefront of technological innovation while minimizing disruptions and costs.

Buildings as Assets: A New Era in Smart Building Management

Kelly Sinclair September 10, 2024

This Monday Live session emphasized the importance of viewing buildings as assets and the need for a cultural shift toward better asset management practices. By connecting the dots between various stakeholders and technologies, the industry can play a pivotal role in improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of buildings.

TEN COOL THINGS to be grateful for this week.

Samir September 10, 2024

Celebrate this week with gratitude for all things engineering, and tell those who bear this great responsibility that you appreciate all their hard work.

Lighting Control for Existing Buildings

Craig DiLouie September 10, 2024

It’s an LED world now; traditional sources are just living in it. The next frontier of energy savings lies in bringing the lighting controls revolution

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